Market Share Versus Profits

BACHF-US‘s change in revenue this period compared to the same period last year of -8.09% is almost the same as its change in earnings, and is about average among the announced results thus far in its peer group, suggesting that BACHF-US is holding onto its market share. Also, for comparison purposes, revenues changed by 5.37% and earnings by -30.47% compared to the immediate last period.

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Leader, Earnings Focus, Laggard, Revenues Focus

Cash Versus Earnings – Sustainable Performance?

It is important to examine a companyï¿½s cash versus earnings numbers to gauge whether its performance is sustainable.

BACHF-US‘s change in operating cash flow of 61.94% compared to the same period last year is about the same as its change in earnings this period. Additionally, this change in operating cash flow is about average among its peer group. This suggests that the company did not use accruals or reserves to manage earnings this period, and that, all else being equal, the earnings number is sustainable.

Margins

The company’s decline in earnings has been influenced by the following factors: (1) Contraction of operating margins from 43.56% to 33.02% and (2) One-time items that contributed to a decrease in pretax margins from 44.24% to 33.66%

Company Profile

Bank of China Ltd. engages in the provision of banking and related financial services such as commercial and investment banking and insurance and investment services. The company operates its business through the following segments: Corporate Banking, Personal Banking, Treasury Operations, Investment Banking, Insurance, and Others. The Corporate Banking segment offers services to corporate customers, government authorities, and financial institutions such as current accounts, deposits, overdrafts, loans, custody, trade related products and other credit facilities, foreign currency, and derivative products. The Personal Banking segment provides services to retail customers such as current accounts, savings, deposits, investment savings products, credit and debit cards, consumer loans, and mortgages. The Treasury Operations segment deals in foreign exchange transactions, customer-based interest rate and foreign exchange derivative transactions, money market transactions, proprietary trading, and asset and liability management. The Investment Banking segment includes debt and equity underwriting and financial advisory, sales and trading of securities, stock brokerage, investment research and asset management services, and private equity investment services. The Insurance segment specializes in the underwriting of general and life insurance business and insurance agency services. The Others segment comprises investment holding and other miscellaneous activities. The company was founded on February 5, 1912 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

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